Robert Andrei Glință (; born 18 April 1997) is the Romanian record holder in the

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and short course 50 metre

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and 100 metre backstroke. He is a former

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holder for 100 metre backstroke (short course), with a time of 50.77 seconds. He finalled in the 100 metre backstroke at two consecutive Summer Olympic Games, the 2016 Summer Olympic Games and the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. He represented

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in the

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in 2019. At the 2021 World Short Course Championships, held at in December

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, Glință achieved his highest place finish in the 100 metre backstroke, where he won the bronze medal with a time of 49.60 seconds, which was 0.37 seconds behind gold medalist Shaine Casas of the

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(17 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Abu Dhabi (AUE): Men's 100m Backstroke Final Results"
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''. Retrieved 22 December 2022. It marked his first medal at a senior short course or long course World Championships."Robert Glință, medalie de bronz în proba de 100 m spate, la Campionatele Mondiale de la Abu Dhabi"
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, he placed twenty-eighth in the 100 metre backstroke with a time of 52.65 seconds.

(13 December 2022)
"16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Melbourne (AUS): Men's 100m Backstroke Heats Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved 13 December 2022."Campionatul Mondial De Înot În Bazin Scurt – Melbourne 2022. Robert Glință S-A Oprit În Serii La 100 M Spate"
(in Romanian). ''frnpm.ro''. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.

International championships (50 m)

International championships (25 m)

Personal bests

Long course metres (50 m pool)

Short course metres (25 m pool)

References

External links

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USC Trojans bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Glinta, Robert Romanian male freestyle swimmers 1997 births Swimmers at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Living people Swimmers at the 2015 European Games Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Romania Romanian male backstroke swimmers USC Trojans men's swimmers Expatriate swimmers in the United States European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Romanian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Sportspeople from Pitești European Games competitors for Romania Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) 21st-century Romanian sportsmen